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Judy Garland on Judy Garland: Interviews and Encounters
Randy L. Schmidt · Chicago Review Press
Format: Hardcover
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Judy Garland on Judy Garland is the closest we will come to experiencing and exploring the legend's planned autobiography. Collecting and presenting the most important Garland interviews and encounters that took place between 1935 and 1969, this work opens with her first radio appearance... |
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Fashion 101: A Crash Course in Clothing
Erika Stalder · Zest Books
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
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Each year, we spend hours upon hours shopping and getting dressed, but do we ever actually think about what we’re wearing? For example, what’s the name of the style of your shirt? Who invented your favorite jeans cut? Or who made your baby-doll nightie famous? There is a story... |
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Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered
Dianne Hales · Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Everybody knows her smile, but no one knows her story Meet the flesh-and-blood woman who became one of the most famous artistic subjects of all time—Mona Lisa. A genius immortalized her. A French king paid a fortune for her. An emperor coveted her. Every year more than 9 million visitors... |
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2014 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market
Mary Burzlaff Bostic · North Light Books; Pap/Psc edition
Format: Book
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Build a Successful Art Career!2014 Artists Graphic Designers Market is the must-have reference guide for any artist who wants to establish or expand a career in fine art, illustration or graphic design. Thousands of successful artists have relied on us to help develop their careers and navigate... |
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Pittsburgh's Mansions
Melanie Linn Gutowski · Arcadia Publishing
Format: Paperback
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In the 19th century, the positioning of Pittsburgh as a major manufacturing center and the subsequent rise of the areas steel industry created a wave of prosperity that prompted the beneficiaries of that wealth to construct extravagant residences. Wealthy enclaves sprang up in the citys... |
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Sci-Fi Chronicles: A Visual History of the Galaxy's Greatest Science Fiction
Guy Haley · Firefly Books
Format: Paperback
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The definitive encyclopedia for the science fiction fanatic. From Barbarella to Blade Runner, from Solaris to Star Wars, and from 1984 to 2001, Sci-Fi Chronicles seeks out 200 of the greatest galactic creations. Presented in an arresting blend of incisive text, infographic timelines,... |
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Optical Illusions: Amazing Deceptive Images - Where Seeing Is Believing
Inga Menkhoff · Parragon Inc
Pages: 96
Format: Hardcover
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The book presents optical illusions trick our sense of sight, showing phenomena that are not actually happening, and leading to faulty judgements. It brings pictures with moving wheels that won't stop rotating, simple lines that become two, cards that vanish, dots that appear out of nowhere... |
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Art: A Visual History
Robert Cumming · DK
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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Art: A Visual History is the complete visual guide to Western art, now updated and repackaged in a themed slipcase.How to tell Impressionism from Expressionism, a Degas from a Monet, early Medieval art from early Christian? Art: A Visual History explains it all - painting, sculpture,... |
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20th-Century Fashion: 100 Years of Apparel Ads
Jim Heimann · Taschen
Pages: 592
Format: Print book
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The way we wore: The story of modern fashion from couture to mass market The 20th century saw fashion evolve from an exclusive Parisian salon business catering to a wealthy elite into a global industry employing millions, with new trends whisked into stores before the last model has left... |
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Shining Star: Braving the Elements of Earth, Wind & Fire
Philip Bailey · Viking
Format: Hardcover
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A revealing and heartfelt memoir from the lead singer of the legendary Earth, Wind & FireWith more than ninety million records sold and eight Grammy awards throughout its forty-year history, Earth, Wind & Fire has staked its claim as one of the most successful, influential, and beloved... |
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Boys Scouts of America: Today
Robert Birkby · DK ADULT
Format: Hardcover
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A photographic celebration of 100 years of Scouting! Boys have been drawn to the fun, fellowship, and adventure of Scouting for a hundred years. Now, as it embarks on its second century. Including the winning photographs from the BSA's 2010 National Photo Contest, the full-color images... |
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100 Greatest American Plays
THOMAS S HISCHAK · ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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Theatre in America has had a rich history - from the first performance on the Lewis Hallam Troupe in September of 1752 to the lively shows of modern Broadway. Over the last few centuries significant works have been produced, including Abie's Irish Rose, Long Day's Journey into Night,... |
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The Gateway Arch: A Biography
Tracy Campbell · Yale University Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Rising to a triumphant height of 630 feet, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis is a revered monument to Americas western expansion. Envisioned in 1947 but not completed until the mid-1960s, the arch today attracts millions of tourists annually and is one of the worlds most widely recognized structures.... |
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